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Three people were injured, and two were killed in a shooting outside a senior citizens home in Northwest Washington, D.C. Wednesday afternoon, and the suspects remain at large, police said. 

D.C. police said officers were responding to a shooting in the unit of block of O Street, NW. The department said "multiple victims" have been shot. 

Washington DC police

Police on scene of a reported shooting. (WTTG-TV)

Police said two suspects got out of a vehicle, fired at five people outside the senior citizen's home, and fled the area in their vehicle. 

An officer said the victims didn't appear to be residents of the senior citizen home, but the shooting might be drug-related. He said the area is known for its open-air drug markets. 

Three of the victims were transported to a hospital, and two remain dead on scene, police told reporters at a press conference. 

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Police said they were looking for a vehicle in connection to the shooting. Homicide detectives are investigating.